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#048DCF

#048dcf ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#048dcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 55.29% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 199.51°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.2358

Complementary

  1. #048dcf
  2. #cf4604

Split complementary

  1. #048dcf
  2. #cf0427
  3. #cfab04

Analogous

  1. #04cfab
  2. #048dcf
  3. #0427cf

Triadic

  1. #048dcf
  2. #cf048d
  3. #8dcf04

Tetradic

  1. #048dcf
  2. #4604cf
  3. #cf4604
  4. #8dcf04

Square

  1. #048dcf
  2. #ab04cf
  3. #cf4604
  4. #27cf04

Monochromatic

  1. #012739
  2. #035a84
  3. #048dcf
  4. #25b5fb
  5. #70cffc

Shades

#048dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048dcf
  2. #047fba
  3. #0371a6
  4. #036391
  5. #02557c
  6. #024768
  7. #023853
  8. #012a3e
  9. #011c29
  10. #000e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#048dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048dcf
  2. #1d98d4
  3. #36a4d9
  4. #4fafdd
  5. #68bbe2
  6. #82c6e7
  7. #9bd1ec
  8. #b4ddf1
  9. #cde8f5
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048dcf
  2. #108cc7
  3. #1d8abf
  4. #2989b7
  5. #3688af
  6. #4287a8
  7. #4e85a0
  8. #5b8498
  9. #678390
  10. #748188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6988a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537ece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #568ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4184ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048dcf {
  color: #048dcf;
}
Background
.bg-048dcf {
  background-color: #048dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048dcf {
  border: 2px solid #048dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 141 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048dcf, #0427cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 141 207 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.73 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.42 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.08 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.45 #fb7230 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#048dcf  rgb(4, 141, 207)  hsl(200, 96%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#cf4604  rgb(207, 70, 4)  hsl(20, 96%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cf048d  rgb(207, 4, 141)  hsl(320, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dcf04  rgb(141, 207, 4)  hsl(80, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green